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MACHINE FOR MAKING CIGAR BANDS.

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MACHINE FOvR M'AKING CIGAR BANDS.

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MACHINE FOR MAKING CIGAR BANDS. v APPLLcATloN FILED AuG..|s.19|o. nznswso MAH. 6.19m 1,250,008.

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P. PIERSON.

MACHINE FOR MAKING '(-IGAR BANDS.

APPLlcAnoN FILED Aue. la. 1910;- nENzwED MAR. 6. 19u.

Patented Dec. 11, 1917.

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PAUL PIERSON, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

MACHINE FOR 'MAKING GIGABfBANDS.

Specification of Letters Ipatent. I Patgnted Dec. 11, 1917.'

Application led August 16, 1910, Serial No. 577,501. Renewed March 6, 1917. Serial No. 152,874.

tofore it has Abeen the common practice tomak'e such bands by printing, gilding and embossing, sheets of paper by feedmg the sheets through a press a su'icient number of times to print and color the bands, as dep sired. In that method of manufacture, it is necessary to repeatedly handle each sheet according to the number of operatlons or 1mpressions necessary to make completed bands, depending on the number of their colors.

The present invention designs to provide a machine for continuously makin bands, by successively impressing suitable orms on a web of paper. When a continuous web is successively impressed with the colors, gilt, embossed, and cut as the web passes through the machine, a single passage of the web through the machine, suffices to complete the bands, and repeated handling of the paper of which the bands are formed, will be unnecessary.

The invention consists in the several novel features hereinafter set forth and more particularly defined by claims at the conclusion hereof. y

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a plan view of a machine embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken on line 4-4 vof Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is al detail elevation of the ink-supplying mechanism for the forms for printing colors on the web. Fig. k4" is a section on line 4"-421 of Fig. 4. Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the mechanism for driving the bronze applyingmechanism. Fig. 5a is a section taken on line 5*-5a of Fig. 5. Fig. 6 is an elevation of the mechanism f or` winding u the finished bands and the web-feeding medhanism. Fig. 6 is a plan of the parts shown in Fig. 6, parts belng removed. Fig. 7 is a plan view of the bed having. two series of forms for successively, applying sizing, and gilt, embossing, printing and cutting the .web to form strips of bands. Fig. 7? is an inverted plan of a portion of the web, and showing y the manner in which the web is successively bronzed, printed in colors, embossed and cut. Fig. 7b is a similar view showing a portion of the web when the band is to be made with leaf-gilt. Fig. 8 is an inverted plan of the platen. Fig. 8a is a section on line 8aa of Fig. 3. ffFig. 8b is a section on line 8"--'8"A of Fig. 8a. Fig. 9 is a section on line 9-"9 of Fig. 3, showingthe knives for cutting the 'webto leave a connected series of finished bands. Fig. 9a is a section through the last drying-roll. Fig. 9b is an inverted plan of one of the cutter dies. Fig. 10 is an end elevation. Fig. 11 is a transverse section on line 11-11 of Fig. 3, showing gold-leaf supplying-mechanism. Fig. 11a is a plan and Fig. 11b is an end-'view of the parts shown in Fig. 11. Fig. 12 is a -transverse section taken on line 12-12 of Fig. 5, showing the brush for removing excess bronze from the web. Fig. 12a is a transverse section taken on line 1251--12a of Fig. 5, showing the burnishing roll.

A denotes a suitable frame whereby the several mechanisms of the'machine are sustained in operative position. At one end of the frame, a roll of paper B is sustained to be continuously fed to the machine. The web is guided by an apron b having its lower end lpivoted to the frame, as at b', and its upper l end pivotally connected, as at b2 to an apron b3 which has its front end pivotally connected at b4 to a reciprocable platen-car ing frame C. These aprons guide the web omthe roll to the platen and web feeding mechanism. Platen-frame C is provided with a platen D beneath which the web passes as it 1s fed through the machine. 4Longitudinallyextending Wires d (Fig. 3) are stretched on the face ofthe platen, to hold all portions of the web fiat and snugly against the `platen .4

and to prevent the web from adhering to the forms which are impressed'thereon. At one end, said wires are connected to keys d which are adjustably'secured in a cross bar and at their other. ends, these wires are simllarly connected to keys d2 in a cross-bar e of the platen-frame, and by means of these keys, the wires may be kept taut to hold the web flat against the lplaten and prevent it from adhering to the forms which impress the under side of the web. A drive-shaft F (Figs. 2 and 3) is suitably journaled in the lower portion of the frame A and is driven by a worm-gear f and a worm-Wheel f2 which on a cross-shaft j3 is suitably journaled in theframe and is connected by any suitable means, such as a belt-pulley f4, with a suitable source of power.

The platen-carrying frame is reciprocable and is secured, by screws o, to the upper end of four standards c3, which are mounted to slide in guides a formed on the main frame A. The platen-carrying frame is reciprocated vertically to cause the web t be impressed, as hereinafter set forth, by a pair of cams c5 (Figs. 3 and 10) which are secured to drive-shaft F, studs or rollers c6 mounted on the lower ends of frames c" respectively, which are secured to the standards 03, whereby the platen-carrying frame is reciprocated. Drive-shaft F is constantly driven and cams 05 are formed to reciprocatethe platen-carrying frame andy to hold it static-nary during the period in which the forms are being supplied with ink. During each revolution of shaft F, the platen will be reciprocated to cause the web to be impressed by the forms on the stationary bed. Frames c are adjustably connected to standards c3 by nuts cs, so that the stroke of the platen may be varied to cause impression of the forms on the web. The main frame A is provided with a table or bed A for the forms for impressing the web. This bed is stationary and holds the forms in position 'to impress the web when the platen is reciprocated.

The web passes successively between, a pair of feed-rolls e e (Fig. 3) at a point where the web passes to the platen, and another pair of feed-rolls 61, e near the end of the platen and between a. pair of feed-rolls e2, c3 after the web leaves the.. platen. rlhese pairs of feed-rolls are mount- Aed in the reciprocable platen-carrying frame, so that they will be raised and lowered with `the platen and the web. Feed-rolls e, e and e1, e yare driven at the same surface speed by a pair of gears e4, e5 (Fig. 2) respectively secured to the rolls of each pair and meshing with each other. Feed-rolls e2, e3 are caused to travel at the same sur.

face speed by gear-wheels e6, e7 respectively secured to said rolls. All of the web-feed rolls are simultaneously operated to intermittently advance the webv in one direction,

1 `when the web is not in contact with the forms, soV that the web will be stationary while it is being impressed or treated. The web is advanced step-by-step, to cause it to be successively fed through the machine and to the several forms for impressing it, so

that in transit through the machine, the

web will be treated to receive gilt or bronze,

will then have bronze or gilt applied there- I to, and will be printed in as many different colors as `may be desired and will be enibossed. The mechanism for operating the feed-rolls e and e? to intermittently advance the web (Figs. 1, 2 and 6) comprises an ratones arm pivoted on each of the shafts of said rolls. Each arm 20 carries a springpressed pawl 2l for engaging a ratchetwheel 22 securedto one of the gears @5. ln like manner, the feed-rolls e2, e3 will be intermittently operated in one direction by an arm 23, carrying a spring-pressed pawl 24: for engaging a ratchetx 25 secured to gear e6 and feed-roll e3. A connecting-bar 26 is pivotally connected as at 27, to the pawl carrying-arm 23 and to thearm 20, by a link 20a. This bar 26 which operates the web-feeding mechanism is connected toa crank 82 on a shaft 83, by a link 84. Shaft i journaled in the frame, a sprocket-wheel f8' Y which is connected by a chain 7 6 to drive a sprocket-wheel 78 and a gear-wheel 7 9 vsecured thereto, and mounted to rotate on a stud 80 secured in the main frame, a'gearwheel 8l secured to crank-shaft 82 and meshing with gear 7 9. 'llhis mechanism is continuously driven to rotate crank 83 which reciproca-tes the operating-bar 26 and by means of the oneway connections between said arms of the feed mechanism and: the Web-feeding rolls, the latter will be intermittently rotated in one direction and remain stationary during the retraction of the bar. lin operation, said bar will be reciprocated once for each operation of the platen to cause the feed-rolls `to advance the web one stepl for each operation of the platen or impressionmade onthe web.

Cigar bands are ornamented with a gilt design which is sometimes formed by impressing gold-leaf thereon and other times by impressing bronze-power thereon. The machine is adapted to .initially impress a gilt design on the web, either in gold leaf or bronze powder. ln Figs. l, 2 and 3 the machine is illustrated as equipped for applying bronze power to form a gilt design on the band. The bed A is of sullicient width to receive a series of forms transversely disposed thereon, so 'that a transverse series of impressions extending across the web, may be made by one operation of the platen.

Aseries of forms G is mounted on the bed to impress the web after it has passed through feed-rolls e, e. These forms have a suitable design thereon corresponding to' 1 the series of forms G after each impression of said forms on the web, and while the platen is in raised position, the rolls belng withdrawn from between thecweb and forms before the platen is lowered, to cause an impression on the web. The roll g is operated' back'and forth across the series of forms G by a reciprocating slide 50 which is connected to the roll by operating bars g. Said.

roll receives sizing from a table g2 to which ythe sizing is carried by a roll g3 which receives a measured quanti-ty of sizing from an automatic supplying-device g4 of a construction hereinafter set forth. A distributerroll g3 is disposed between rolls g and g3. Rolls g3 and go are operated back andforth with roll g, by slide 50. Slide 50 is mounted to travel on suitable ways 51 secured to the main frame A and extending transversely thereof. Said slide is operated back andforth to correspondingly operate the sizingsupplying mechanism (also the inking mechanism hereinafter set forth) by a cam 52 secured to rotate with drive-shaft F (Figs.

`3 and 4), and a lever 53 which is pivoted to the frame, as at` 54, which has a stud 55 eX- tending into a groove in the cam 52. The v lever has its upper end pivotally connected, as at 55, to a link 57 which is pivotally connected lto the slide 50, as at 58. Resultantly, during each revolution' of drive-shaft F, slidel '50 and the rollers operated thereby, will'be operated across the forms on the bed. These rollers will pass across the forms while the platen is raised and are Withdrawn Y before the platen is lowered.

After the sizing has been applied to the web by the forms G, either bronze powder may be applied to the sized design or designs on the web, or gold-leaf may be impressed in designs upon the web. When gold-leaf is to be impressed on the sized de- -signs of the web, -a series of forms G (Fig.

11) are placedion the bed A', and when bronze powder is to be applied to the sized designs, these formsyG are not used, being removed from the machine. Forl either bronze powder or' gold-leaf, the sizing is,v

applied to the web by forms G.

Vhen bronze powder is to be applied, the web will be advanced step by step and after the sizing has been appliedy by the forms G, the sized face .of the web will receive bronze powder from a rotatingbrush H which is Amounted in the platen-carrying frame, to

vbi1-fixed in the platen-carrying frame.

Bronze-powder. is delivered to said screwconveyer by a tube k2 which isy connected to the bottom of a suitable receptacle h3 which contains a' supply of suitable powder.

of the' web, the powder adhering mostly tol the sized designs on/t'he web. As the web advances beyond brush H, the excess powder and the powder adheringto the unsized portion of the web will be removed by a brush H (Fig. 12). The powder adhering to the sized portions or designs will not be removedby said brush. Brush H will be intern'littently operated during the advance of the web by mechanism hereinafter set forth. This brush is mounted inv a housinig stationary brush h5 is disposed in said hous` ing Li to engage brush H and remove the powder which has been brushed off the web from brush H. A screw-conveyer h is mounted in a trough in the bottom of housing h4 and `conveys the powder removed from the web to a tube k7 which delivers it into a suitable receptacle Alas. This receptacle maybe emptied into the supply-receptacle 71,3, so that the excess powder may be utilized.

' After the web has been advanced beyond the cause the gilt designs on the web to be dried and burnished. These burnishing rolls are provided with meshlng gears'j2, ja (Fig. 2) which cause them to travel at the same suremv face speed as the web, and to serve as webv on roll J. This arm is pivotally connected at 31v to the bar 26 which operates the webfeedingl rolls, and carries a pawl 32 which engages a ratchet 33v to operate the burnish,

rolls in one direction, synchronously with the web-feeding rolls.

The powder-applying brush H, screwconveyer it', the powder-removing brush H" and screw-conveyers h6 are operated synyfchronously with the web-feeding mechanism, by gear trains (Fig. 5) which are driven by the roll J which is`voperated intermittentlycand simultaneously with 'the web-feeding'rolls, A gear-wheel 35 is se-y cured to rotate with burnishing froll J.

This gear-wheel drives the powder-removing brush by meansofa gear-train (Figs.

and 5a) comprising a gear 36 meshing with gear 35, a gear 37 secured to rotate with gear 36, an idler gear 38 meshing with gear 37 andl with a gear 40 secured to ro- 5 tate the brush H. Said brush is driven to travel with'the web to properly apply the powder to the sized portions of the web.'

which meshes with "gear 37 and drives an.

idler 43 which drives a gear 44 secured to said brush. Movement is imparted to the screw-conveyer l1. which feeds the powder to brush H by a gear 45, which meshes with gear 44 on brush H. By the mechanism thus set forth, the web-feeding rolls, the powder-applying brush, the powder-remov- 2o ing brush, and the burnishing-rolls will be synchronously and intermittently operated step-by-step according to the length of the forms. l 1n some instances it is desired to impress goldleaf on the band, in lieu of bronzen powderguflhe machine is also adapted to iinpress gold-leaf on the web, as shown in Figs.' 11, 11". A series of forms G', which are duplicates of the forms G, are disposed 3o" to impress gold-leaf on ,the sized designs of d the web. A strip of gold-leaf g1 is fed transversely across a series of dies Gr. ln practice, the gold-leaf is laid on a thin strip of paper gn or tape to carry it into position to be applied to the web. rllhe gold-leaf is fed to the forms G from a roll 912 on which the strip of paper gli with the gold-leaf thereon, is wound. After each impression of the web, the strip of gold-leaf is advanced for the next impression. The mechanism for advancing the gold-leaf carryingstrip Q11 to feed the lea to the forms Gr', comprises a drum 100 which isjournaled at 101 in supports on the mainframe and is 45 adapted to Windl up the .strip gn afterthe gold-leaf has been impressed on the web by the dies Gr. rlhestrip of paper passes from roll g12 over the forms Gr to the drum 100. Drum 100 is intermittently operated to draw the leaf-carrying strip across the forms G', by an arm 103 pivoted on .the shaft of drum 100, and carrying a pawl 10A which engages a ratchet-wheel 105 on the drum. The arm is operated in one direction to operate roll 100, by an abutment 106 on slide 50, which is reciprocated by mechanism hereinbefore set forth. Arm 103 lis retracted by a spring 107 applied to` shift arm 101 outwardly when the abutment is withdrawn from engagement with the arm. The retractile stroke of arm 103 is limited, and may be varied by, an adjustable connetion 108 between said arm' and the frame, this connection consisting of a Hexible element, such as a strap which may be taken gilded portions will reach brush ll-ll, which ypasses through the burnishing rolls J, 4Qllf,

naeopee up .I or lengthened as desired. By limiting theA retractile stroke of arm 103, the amount of advance of the gilt-carrying strip may -be varied so that gilt will be supplied only to some portions ot the web, it it is not de- 7@ sired to impress A:gold-lean?` on all of the bands, it being understood that the corresponding number of the forms Gr will be omitted. f

The gold-leaf applying operation will be as follows: A design of sizlng will be irst applied to the web for each label'being rinted, by the first impression of the forms E?. The web will then be advanced one step (the length of a band) to bring the sized deg@ signs on the web above the forms G. A heating-chamber 'G7 is formed below the dies Gr', to cause the gold-leaf to adhere more qulckly to the sized design. 'llhe gilt-carry ing paper will extend across the series of 3.5 forms Gr with the gilt on the top thereof,

so that during the next operation of platen D, said forms will impress the gold-leaf on the sized designs or sized lportions on the under side of the web. After the gold-leaf has been impressed and the platen has been raised, slide 50 will be operated to cause abutment 106 to operate arm 103 to advance the gilt-carrying strip sumciently to bring the next yportion thereofI with gilt thereon, into position to be impressed on the web during the next operation of the platen. When gold-leaf is to be impressed, the powder-applying brush H and screw-conveyer k and housing h4 may be removed from the platen-carrying frame, or may be permitted to remain if no powder is supplied thereto. After the gold-leaf has been impressed on the web, and during the impression, the

will remove any gold-leaf adhering to the unsized portion of the web, so that a Iperfect gold-leaf design will be made on the web. As the web with its designs in gold-leaf lift@ the leaf will be dried and burnished.

After the gilt designs have been impressed and burnished on the web, the colors desired are successively impressed on the web, one during each operation of the platen Auntil the printing of the band has been completed. For this purpose forms ll, ll', lle, ll3 (Fig. 3) are progressively disposed on the bed A', so that during each operation of the platen, one additional color will be impressed on the web until the desired number of colors have been impressed. Each of these forms 'has a raised design corresponding to one of the designs to be applied in one color. 'llhese forms may also be arranged in transverse series corresponding to a series of dies Gr, so that a number of strips extendingacross the width of the web, will be simultaneously printed. rlihe machine'is illustrated as provided with ve series of forms for printing 313@ a band having four different colors in addition to the gilt design, but itis manifest that a greater number of these forms may be employed if desired, or some of the forms may be omitted to print a label with less colors.

Ink is supplied to said color printing forms respectively by inking rolls, i', i2., 3 (Figs. l, 4, 4al and 4b) which are mounted to move transversely across the forms and to apply ink of the desired colors to the forms of each series, each timev that the rolls are operated over the forms. These inking-rolls are mounted on a shaft 45 and-travel on a table 46 which is divided into sections correspondingl to saidwrolls. v A distrihuter-roll 47 is provided for each of the inking-rolls and travels on the table 46, and an idler-roll 47 is disposed between each 'roll 47 and the inking-rolls respectively. These inkingand distributing rolls are journaled in appair of bars 48 which are pivotally connected as at 49, to slide 50.

',An ink-container 60 is divided into sections corresponding to the inking-rolls, so that each section will be supplied through itsroll 47 with ink of the desired color, This container is pivotally sustained in a holder 61, which is secured to the table 46.-

The bottom of the ink-container is provided with a series of slots 63 adapted to move into and out of registry with corresponding'y slots 64 in the holder 61 to permit a measured quantity of ink to be supplied to the rolls 47 during each reciprocation thereof. The ink discharged through said slots 63 and 64 is delivered onto a divider roll 63 which is Journaled in standards 64- secured to table 46. A ratchet 65 is secured to a shaft 66 to which the rolls 63 are mounted and a lever 67 is pivotally mounted at each end of said shaft and this lever carries a pawl 68 adapted to engage and intermittently rotate ratchet 65. The upper end of each of these levers is connected by a pin and slot connection 69 to an arm 70, secured to the holder 60. The low/er end of each of levers 67 is extended downwardly, as at 72 into position to be struck by an abutment 73 secured to bar 48. A spring 74 is applied to each lever 67 to retract it. Resultantly, at the end of each outward operation of slide 'abutment 73 will engage lever-arm 72 to rock the lever 60 and rotate roller 63 bymeans of 'pawl 68, to ratchet 65, and to rock the holder 60 into position to permit a measured quantity of ink from each of the sections thereof to fall onto the corresponding roll 63 by means of pin-'and-slot comiection 69. At the end of each outward stroke, rollers 47 will contact with the ink-rolls 63 respectively and receive a supply of ink therefrom. Rollers 47 will distribute the ink on table 46 and rollers 45 passing over the ink table 46 will be supplied with ink to be transferred to the plinting forms. After the 'initial upward movetainer 60.

automatically supplied with ink during each operation and will transfer the ink to the printing form. Rolls 190 (Figs. 8a and 8") Resultantly, rollers 45 willbe are arranged between the inkingfrolls z", 2,

3, to travel in grooves between the sections of the inking-table, to confine the inkingrolls against longitudinal movement on the table. Between the color printing forms I,

I', I2, I3, transverse bars 200 (Figs. 3, 8a and 8b) are normally held with their upper edges yslightlya bove the printing facesl cfr-80 said forms, byspringsQOl.` These bars'200 are U-shaped in cross-section and are pressed downwardly toward the bed A by the webretaining wires (Z when theA platen is operated to make an impression, to keep the wires pressed firmly toward the platen to keep the web flat, and to cause the wires to follow `the platen and web during the initial upstroke of the platen, if there is any tendency of the web to adhere to the forms.

A mechanism similar to that employed for supplying ink to the inking-rollers, is provided for supplying sizing to the sizing rollers. Since this mechanism is of .the same construction, it has not been deemed necessary to describe il in detail.

The better grades of Avcigar bands are embossed, as well as gilded and printed in colors', and the present invention designs to provide for embossing the web during one of the successive impressions upon the web, as it passes through the machine, so that a separate embossing operation will not be necessary. This embossing is done by an impression subsequent to the color printing and gilding of the web. As a result of embossing the web in'transit through the machine, the cost of producing embossed bands is materially lessened. p v

A transverse series of embossing dies is mounted on the bed A to impress the web and a series of coperating female dies L" (Figs. 3 and 9) is secured on the platencarrying frame above the web.` Resultantly, during each operation of the platen, the web will be embossed when 'desired with respect to the printed designs or matter previously embossed. .In order to give a finishing coat of varnish to the bands, varnish is applied to the female-dies before each operation of the web by va roll Z. This roll is operated back and forth across the embossing dies L, and is supplied with varnish by'mechanisms like those used for operation and for supplying ink, to, the rolls for color-printing, and therefore description in detail is not repeated. For the purpose ofmore eHeatively embossing the web and particularly those portions which have been printed in colors, heat is applied to the embossing dies,

a chamber 7c being formed in the bed A and a burner-pipe k in said chamber, being em.- ployed to heat thc embossing dies.

The' successive impressions upon the web as it passes through the machine when bronze powder is applied to the web are illus- A trated in Fig. 7 a which represents a portion of the web as it is progressively impressed by two series of dies ot dierent designs 10 and in which 110 denotes a design of sizing applied to thel web by dies Gr, 111 the bronze powder applied to the web, so adhere to the sized portions. At 112 is shown the web with the bronze design after the excess powder has been brushed from it by brush 1-1. A design 113 ot one color is printed on the web by dies 1, next a design lld of another color is impressed by dies 1', next another design 115 is impressed by dies 12 and then a design 116 willbe impressed by the dies 13. The color printing has then been applied and the webis fed to the embossing dies L, L and simultaneously a coating of varnish or a finishing coat is applied to the printed face of the bands by said dies. 1t will be understood that the retaining-wires d hold the paper betweenthose portions of the web from which the bands are formed. 1n Fig. 7b, the web is illustrated as it is impressed with gold-leaf, printed in colors and embossed. r1`he die G impresses a design on sizing 110 of the web, next the goldleaf 1121l is impressed on the sized design by form G and the excess leaf is removed therefrom by the brush H. The'remaining operations are substantially the same as those described in connection with Fig. 7B. After the 'web has been embossed, it passes 40 around feed-roll e2 which' is hollow and has a gas-burner s therein which is connectedto a suitable source of supply by a flexible tube s. 1n passing around this feed roll e2, the printed tace of the web, faces-outwardly and the web is dried by the heated roll. The feed-roll e2 has a roughened or milled surface to firmly hold the web and feed roll e3 has flanges or raised surfaces es (Fig. 6a) which engage the tace of the web between the printed and embossed portions, so that the decorated or printed portions will not be mutilated or touched thereby.

Mechanism is provided for cutting the printed portions (Figs. 3, 6, 9 and 9") of the web into continuous strips, each strip consisting of a longitudinal series of bands. To cut the web into such strips, a series of cutters are secured in fixed relation over the main frame, by an arched frame m5 (llig. 9) t0 to sever the web into strips at the end of the 11p-stroke of the platen, after the web leaves the feed-roll e3. Each of these cutters com prises a block M3 in which are set a pair of oppositely arranged knives M, M which sever the web as it passes over blocks M2,

that it will naciones which are mounted on the platen-carriage and have suitable edges cooperating with the knives, to sever the web into strips as it is fed over said beds and said carriage is reciprocated. Resultantly, at the end ot' 70 each up-stroke of the platen a series of embossed and printed bands will be cut out et the web.v

After the web has been cut into strips of connected bands, the strips pass around a guide-roll p to a reel n. r1he waste portions, being those between the printed and .embossed strips, pass onto the top of the platen-carriage after passing over the blocks M2 being severed from the web thereon, 8o while the inished strips pass around roll p to the reel a. 'llo prevent the printed portions ot the strip from adhering together on the reel, a strip of waxed paper is wound up' with the printed strips, being fed to the e5 reel' from a spool ns.

Reel n, is intermittently operated to wind up the finished strips as tast as they are printed, by mechanism comprising a slotted arm 93 on each end of the reel, each arm be- 90 ing pivoted on shaft n of the reel 'n (Figs.

6 and 6a), a friction-roller 94 (lTigs. 1 and 6) extends across and bears on the strips on the reel and has its ends guided in slots 95 in arms 93, so that the roll will be tree for 95 self-adjustment to engage the surface of the strips on the reel. An arm 96 extending upwardly from the pawl-carrying arm 23 which operates the ratchet for feed-roll e2, is connected to operate roll 94, by a pitman 97. Arm '93 carries a pawl 98 which engages a ratchet 99 on reel-shaft n and opcrates the reel in one direction to wind up the printed strips. Resultantly, the movement of reel n will be graduated to' wind up the strip a distance corresponding to the length of one band, despite variation of the diameter of the rolls on the reel, it being understood that arm 96 and pitman 97 are operated synchronously and intermittently with, the web feed-rolls.

The operation of the machine will be as follows: Assuming power to be applied to the drive-shaft F and the web of paper to have been brought between the web-feed rolls carried by the platen-carriage C, so that the web will be intermittently advanced thereby, shaft F will be driven continuously to cause, cams c5 to reciprocate the platencarriage, and cam 52 to reciprocate the slide 50, which operates the rolls vtor supplying sizing, ink and varnish to the forms or dies, so that between each impression, the forms will be supplied with the desired material for application to the web. IThis operation will proceed continuously as the web pro- -gresses through the machine. As a portion of the web reaches the platen and overlies the forms G, the next impression will cause these forms to `apply Sizing in designs corresponding to the gilt-designs to be applied to the bands. Next, the same portion of the web will have bronze owder applied to it by brush H, or if giltcaf is to be applied, then the latter will be. impressed on the sizing by forms G', as hereinbefore set forth. Next, the excess bronze or gilt will be re- .moved by brush H and then the gilded or bronzed portions Will pass between rolls J, J and be burnished thereby. Next in succession, the colors will be printed by the forms I, I', I2, I3. "Next, the web `with its color-printing and bi-onze or gilt, will pass between feed-rolls e1", en. and by the subsequent impression, the web will be embossed by dies L, L, and simultaneously a thin coat of varnish will be applied to the printed and embossed portions ofthe web. Next, the web will pass around the heated rolls e2 and be drled and then the web will be cut into strips by knives M, M', the' printed strips of connected bands being wound upon f reel 'n with a strip of waxed paper between theconvolutions thereof, while the waste .passes onto the top of the platen and may i, be removed when desired or in any convenient manner. l

Since the web is simultaneously pressed against all of theA forms and thel dies on the bed, obviously, each operation ofthe platen results in the complete formation of a series of bands corresponding to the transverse series of forms provided on the bed. Each operation of the platen also results in cutting a series of bands from the web and .into strlps, which, forconvenience in handling, are left in connected relation. Obviously, if desired, any desired number of bands may be formed Aduring one operation, according to the width of the web or if desired, a narrow strip or web of paper may be used to .make a single stri of connected bands.

The invention t us provides a machine for continuously making finished cigar bands from a web. of paper by a single passage through the machine, such bands being gilded, printed in colors and embossed.

AThe invention is not to beunderstood as restricted to the details shown and described,

since these may be modied within the scope from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letp p mechanism, conjointly operated intermittent ters Patent, is: i

1. Ina machine for making cigar bands,

for successively impressing gild on, and em- 'bossing the web between the advances of the web by the feed-mechamsm, and intermittent mechanismv for 'supplying gi1d`to the web.

2. In a machinefor making cigar bands,

the combination of Web-feeding mechanism,

conjointly operated intermittent mechanism for successively impressing gild on, printing and embossing the web between the advances of the web by the feed-mechanism, means for heating the embossing mechanism for supplying gild to the web.

v3. In a machine for making cigar bands, the combination of web-feeding mechanism, conjointly operated intermittent mechanism for successively printing different colors `on the web and .embossing it as it is advanced by the web-feed mechanism, ink-:feeding mechanism operating transversely tol the web, and mechanism for heating the em'- feeding a web of gild to the 'impressing mechanism, and means for drying the web in transit from the gild impressing and the printing mechanism.

6. .In a machine for making cigar bands, the combination of web-feeding mechanism, and conjointly operated intermittent mechanism for successively applying sizing to the web vfor applyinggild to the sized portion of the web and for printing the web between advances of the web comprising a substantiay fiat form for applying sizing to the we 7. In a machine for making cigar bands, the combination of web-feeding mechanism,

forms forl successively applying sizing to the web, applying gild tothe sized portions, printing the web and embossing itv between the advances of the web, and conjointly operated intermittent impression means for simultaneously applying the sizingand gild,

' printing and embossing to the web.

8. In a machine for making cigar bands, the combination of step by step web-feeding mechanism for successively applying sizing to the web for applying gild yto the sized portion ofthe web and for printing the web l between advances of the web, and intermittent and conjointly operated mechanisms for feeding `ink to the printing mechanism and a web "of gild to the glldapplying mechanism.n

' n 9.A lIn a machine for making cig-ar bands, the combinatlon of step by step web-feeding mechanism, intermittent and conjointly 0perated mechanism for successively applying sizing to the web, applying gild to the sized ortions thereof, printing the web and em- ,ossing it between advances of the web, in-

termittent Vmechanism for feeding a web of gild to said applying mechanism, means for drying the-web between the gild applying and printing steps, and means for heating the embossing mechanism.

10. lin a machine for making cigar bands, the combination of step by step web-feeding mechanism, intermittent and conjointly operated mechanism for successively applying sizing to the web for applying gild to the sized portions of the web and for printing different colors on the web. and for embossing it between the advances of the web, and intermittent mechanism for feeding a web of gild to the gild-applying mechanism.

11. lin a machine for making cigar bands, the combination of step by step web feeding mechanism, intermittent and conjointly operated mechanism for successively applying sizing to the web for applying gild to the sized portions of the web and for printing dierent colors on the web and for embossing it between the advances of the web, and intermittent mechanism for feeding a web of gild to the gild-applying mechanism, and means for drying the gild between the gild-applying and prlnting mechanisms.

12. ln a machine for making cigar bands, the combination of intermittent web feeding mechanism, intermittent and conjointl-y operated mechanism for successively impressing sizing and gold-leaf on the web, printing the web and embossing the web l between the advances of the web, means for heating the web between the gold-leaf applymg and the printing operations, and means for drying the web between the printing and embossing operations.

13. lin a machine for making cigar bands, the combination of step-by-step web-feeding mechanism, intermittent and conjointly operated mechanism for successively applying, impressing the sizing and gold-leaf on the weband printing the web, as it is advanced by the web-feeding mechanism and step by step means for feeding a web of gold leaf to the impressing mechanism for each impresslon. v

14. 'In a machine for making cigar-bands, the combination of step-by-step Web-feeding mechanism, intermittent and conjointly'operated mechanism vfor successively impressing sizing and gold-leaf on the web, printing and impressing the web, as it is advanced by the web-feeding mechanism and step by step means for feeding a web of gold leaf to the impressing mechanism for each'impresslon. i

15. ln a machine for making cigar-bands, the combination of step-by-step web-feeding insonne mechanism, and intermittent and conjointly operated mechanism for successively impressing sizing and gold-leaf on the web, printing the web in different colors and embossing it, as it is advanced by the twebfeeding mechanism and step by step means for feeding a web of gold leaf to the impressing mechanism for each impression.

16. ln a machine for making cigar bands, the combination of web-feeding mechanism, intermittent and conjointly operated mechanism for successively applying sizing to the web, for applying gilt to the sized portion of the web and for printing the web, as it is advanced by the web-feeding mechanism, means for feeding gilt to the formrfor applying the same and means for removing gilt from the unsized portions of the web before it is printed.

17. ln a machine for making cigar bands, the combination of step-by-step web-feeding mechanism, intermittent and conjointly operated mechanism for successively applying sizing to the web, for applying gilt to the sized portion of the web and for printing the web, as it is advanced by the web-feeding mechanism, mechanism for'feeding a strip of gilt to the applying mechanism, and

'means for removing gilt from the unsized portions of the web before it is printed.

18. lin a machine for making cigar bands, the combination of web-feedingmechanism, intermittent and conjointly operated mechanism for successively7 applying, impressing sizing and gold-leaf on the web and printing the web, as it is advanced by the webfeeding mechanism, means for intermittently feeding a strip of gold leaf to the impressing mechanism, and means for removing the gold-leaf from the unsized portions of the web before it is printed.

19. lin a machine for making cigar bands, the combination of web-feeding mechanism, intermittent and conjointly operated mechanism for successively impressing sizing and gold-leaf on the web, printing and impress-- ing the web, as it is advanced by the webfeeding mechanism, means for intermittently feeding a strip of gold leaf to the impressing mechanism, and means for removing the gold-leaf from the unsized portions of the web before it is printed.

20. lin a machine for making cigar bands, the combination of web-feeding mechanism, intermittent and conjointly operated mecha- .nism for successively impressing sizing and gold-leaf on the web, printing the web in dierent colors and embossing it, as it is advanced by the web-feeding mechanism,

means for intermittently feeding a strip of gold leafk to the impressing mechanism, and

means for removing the gold-leaf from the nnsized portions of the web before it is v printed. :21. llna machine for ma s cigar bands, 

